Oneworld booking and pricing experiences
#2597


Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: QF, AC, Hyatt, Hilton
Posts: 4,238
#2598

Join Date: Nov 2023
Posts: 204
This is what I call the manual page, the auto page is where you first just input starting city, choose economy or business, then it will give you the base fare exclude surcharge.
The link should start with ra. something if I recall correctly
#2599




Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: land of aahhhhs (ICT)
Programs: EXP LTPlat 2MM
Posts: 530
Have you tried putting in a starting city to starting city as first leg using the "manual tool", The tool has a new look from a couple years ago, but I don't recall the one you're talking about. But Expert Flyer will do that for sure.
#2600

Join Date: Nov 2023
Posts: 204
I was referring to this link https://rtw-va.oneworld.com/
here's the photo I found online
I guess OW taken this page down


here's the photo I found online
I guess OW taken this page down


#2602




Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,536
Looks like it. Bad experiences such as with this booking page and various other poor implementations of AI (so many frustrating chatbots are now the interface to organisations) put me off engaging with AI, happy to wait until the the technology has matured.
#2603

Join Date: Jul 2024
Location: DFW
Programs: AAdvantage
Posts: 218
Yes, it does seem to have disappeared. I tried to use it for actual itinerary and it was difficult and buggy.
The example you shared is very interesting to get approximate pricing quickly without have to enter dates line by line.
Hopefully the AI tool gets improved and returns. And they keep the manual one too. Can we have both please
?
The example you shared is very interesting to get approximate pricing quickly without have to enter dates line by line.
Hopefully the AI tool gets improved and returns. And they keep the manual one too. Can we have both please
?
#2604

Join Date: Nov 2023
Posts: 204
Yes, it does seem to have disappeared. I tried to use it for actual itinerary and it was difficult and buggy.
The example you shared is very interesting to get approximate pricing quickly without have to enter dates line by line.
Hopefully the AI tool gets improved and returns. And they keep the manual one too. Can we have both please
?
The example you shared is very interesting to get approximate pricing quickly without have to enter dates line by line.
Hopefully the AI tool gets improved and returns. And they keep the manual one too. Can we have both please
?
#2606




Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: HKG
Programs: Marriott Ambassador (Titanium Lifetime), BA GfL, EK Gold, HH Diamond, Ex-BD*G
Posts: 3,736
Just booked HND-HKG-LHR-MAN-DOH-DXB-DFW-HNL-SYD-NOU-BNE-HKG-NRT as my next adventure, adding on a continent to avoid going straight back to Japan from Hawaii. Didn't maximise my US segments as I only have two weeks to do New Calendonia and Hawaii, didn't want to do too many other cities, plus I wanted to have the 15 hour QSuite from DOH...
Good news: Fairly simple to ticket and pay, and by reducing my UK time to less than 24 hours my taxes were kept low. Bad news: The continued disconnect between ExpertFlyer and AA desk availability gets worse. In this case my trouble was the CX HKG-LHR segments.
This is my back-up routing after it became clear that Fiji/Oman weren't going to be joining oneworld anytime soon: 2025 DONEx - Using Fiji Airlines and Oman... planning / OW joining implications?
Good news: Fairly simple to ticket and pay, and by reducing my UK time to less than 24 hours my taxes were kept low. Bad news: The continued disconnect between ExpertFlyer and AA desk availability gets worse. In this case my trouble was the CX HKG-LHR segments.
This is my back-up routing after it became clear that Fiji/Oman weren't going to be joining oneworld anytime soon: 2025 DONEx - Using Fiji Airlines and Oman... planning / OW joining implications?
#2607
FlyerTalk Evangelist




Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QRPC PLT/OW EMD; Bonvoy LT Titanium
Posts: 14,571
It's not getting worse on a systemic basis. The flights you were looking for, between the cities you want to fly, on the dates you prefer, showed a disparity between the AA RTW desk and EF. There has been no systemic degradation of AA RTW desk availability.
#2608




Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NRT / HND
Programs: AA EXP, A3 Gold, Former UA 1K
Posts: 6,365
Just booked HND-HKG-LHR-MAN-DOH-DXB-DFW-HNL-SYD-NOU-BNE-HKG-NRT as my next adventure, adding on a continent to avoid going straight back to Japan from Hawaii. Didn't maximise my US segments as I only have two weeks to do New Calendonia and Hawaii, didn't want to do too many other cities, plus I wanted to have the 15 hour QSuite from DOH...
Good news: Fairly simple to ticket and pay, and by reducing my UK time to less than 24 hours my taxes were kept low. Bad news: The continued disconnect between ExpertFlyer and AA desk availability gets worse. In this case my trouble was the CX HKG-LHR segments.
This is my back-up routing after it became clear that Fiji/Oman weren't going to be joining oneworld anytime soon: 2025 DONEx - Using Fiji Airlines and Oman... planning / OW joining implications?
Good news: Fairly simple to ticket and pay, and by reducing my UK time to less than 24 hours my taxes were kept low. Bad news: The continued disconnect between ExpertFlyer and AA desk availability gets worse. In this case my trouble was the CX HKG-LHR segments.
This is my back-up routing after it became clear that Fiji/Oman weren't going to be joining oneworld anytime soon: 2025 DONEx - Using Fiji Airlines and Oman... planning / OW joining implications?
#2609


Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 2,056
Hi all,
I’m midway through my BA-issued RTW ticket (DGGLOB34 fare basis) and wondering if anyone has experience dealing with BA on date changes.
Here’s the process so far: Reservation agents put in new flights and send them to ticketing, which emails me to contact reservations again within 24-72 hours. They confirm that the fare remains the same (no repricing, changes were strictly date only), yet they insist on a $125 change fee per ticket.
I had numerous issues with the first half of this ticket, but they were eventually resolved before travel without extra charges. This time, however, it feels like talking to a wall.
I get that the airline has systems in place to prevent “free rides,” but when they’re clearly misapplying the fare rules, how do you challenge it effectively? Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
I’m midway through my BA-issued RTW ticket (DGGLOB34 fare basis) and wondering if anyone has experience dealing with BA on date changes.
Here’s the process so far: Reservation agents put in new flights and send them to ticketing, which emails me to contact reservations again within 24-72 hours. They confirm that the fare remains the same (no repricing, changes were strictly date only), yet they insist on a $125 change fee per ticket.
I had numerous issues with the first half of this ticket, but they were eventually resolved before travel without extra charges. This time, however, it feels like talking to a wall.
I get that the airline has systems in place to prevent “free rides,” but when they’re clearly misapplying the fare rules, how do you challenge it effectively? Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
#2610




Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,536
Just booked HND-HKG-LHR-MAN-DOH-DXB-DFW-HNL-SYD-NOU-BNE-HKG-NRT as my next adventure, adding on a continent to avoid going straight back to Japan from Hawaii. Didn't maximise my US segments as I only have two weeks to do New Calendonia and Hawaii, didn't want to do too many other cities, plus I wanted to have the 15 hour QSuite from DOH...
Good news: Fairly simple to ticket and pay, and by reducing my UK time to less than 24 hours my taxes were kept low. Bad news: The continued disconnect between ExpertFlyer and AA desk availability gets worse. In this case my trouble was the CX HKG-LHR segments.
This is my back-up routing after it became clear that Fiji/Oman weren't going to be joining oneworld anytime soon: 2025 DONEx - Using Fiji Airlines and Oman... planning / OW joining implications?
Good news: Fairly simple to ticket and pay, and by reducing my UK time to less than 24 hours my taxes were kept low. Bad news: The continued disconnect between ExpertFlyer and AA desk availability gets worse. In this case my trouble was the CX HKG-LHR segments.
This is my back-up routing after it became clear that Fiji/Oman weren't going to be joining oneworld anytime soon: 2025 DONEx - Using Fiji Airlines and Oman... planning / OW joining implications?




